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Maison centrale de Poissy

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High-security maison centrale for long-sentence male prisoners.

Capacity

230

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1645

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1645

Region

Île-de-France

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison centrale de Poissy (Yvelines). Date(s) de visite : Du 28/04/2009 au 30/04/2009.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Francis le Belge
    1946–2000 · criminal
  • Carlos the Jackal
    Carlos the Jackal
    1949 · military personnel

    Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (Spanish: [iˈlitʃ raˈmiɾes ˈsantʃes]; born 12 October 1949), also known as Carlos the Jackal (Spanish: Carlos el Chacal) or simply Carlos, is a Venezuelan convict who conducted a series of assassinations and terrorist bombings from 1973 to 1985.

  • Slim Fezzani
    ?
  • Alfredo Stranieri
    1956–2025 · serial killer
  • Bernard Reisnick
    1911–1942 · drafter
  • Robert Pierrain
    1918–1942
  • Monte Melkonian
    Monte Melkonian
    1957–1993 · archaeologist

    Monte Melkonian (Armenian: Մոնթէ Մելքոնեան; 25 November 1957 – 12 June 1993) was an Armenian-American revolutionary and left-wing nationalist militant.

  • Roland Duru
    1919–1942 · day labourer

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

17 rue de l'Abbaye, Poissy 78303
+33 1 39 22 60 00
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 12 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 230 · peers avg: 344 (33%)

Data completeness

78%

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World Prisons. (2026). Maison centrale de Poissy. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-centrale-de-poissy
Chicago
"Maison centrale de Poissy." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-centrale-de-poissy.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-maison-centrale-de-poissy,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maison centrale de Poissy},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-centrale-de-poissy},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}